Every Photo You Need To See From The 10th Annual Roots Picnic

The 10th Annual Roots Picnic as told through two of our favorite lenses.

Let’s not pretend for a moment that the 10th Roots Picnic run in Philly was worthy of anything less than royalty. For a decade now, The Roots‘ hometown throwdown has been the stuff of music myth, often realizing those Disney-perfect fantasies we conjure up in live and direct spectacles of spontaneity and proven excellence.

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This year, perhaps more than any other, the Illa Fifth bridged generations of hip-hop and r&b lovers, summoning era-defining talents; curators, producers, musicians, wordsmiths and even some that manage to wear all of the hats with remarkable aptitude.